Patient and caregiver experience in the transition from hospital to home - brainstorming results from group concept mapping: a patient-oriented study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality of care for patients who return home after a hospital stay is an international priority; however, few jurisdictions have engaged broadly with patients and caregivers to understand what most affects their experience transitioning home. We performed Ontario-wide group concept mapping, beginning with a brainstorming phase, to understand patient and caregiver priorities in the transition.

Methods

We used group concept mapping to engage patients and caregivers who had lived experience transitioning from hospital to home in Ontario in the previous 3 years. We report on the first phase, brainstorming, conducted over 10 weeks beginning Jan. 11, 2018 via an online survey or facilitated group discussion. Participants responded to a single focal prompt:

SUBMITTER: Kiran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature